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Deborah Martuch, MLS(ASCP), CPP posted a new Topic

Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM

istat TBI cartridge

Hello,

Is anyone currently using the i-STAT TBI cartridge? If so, I’d greatly appreciate your feedback on how and where it’s being utilized.

Has its implementation led to any changes in patient management or treatment decisions?

Also, since this cartridge is only available on the Alinity instrument, have you encountered any confusion among end users between the Alinity and the i-STAT 1 instruments?

Thank you for sharing your insights!

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Peggy Mann posted a reply on Re: DCA Vantage QC

Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 1:53 PM

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Julie Blasini posted a reply on Re: Struggling with newest generation Nova Stat...

Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 1:52 PM

Said: Appreciate all the feedback. Definitely going to think about this decision going forward.

Kristine Zinn posted a reply on Re: Struggling with newest generation Nova Stat...

Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 1:46 PM

Said: We use QML and are having the same scanning issues. Since we use the HAR instead of the CSN as the patient/sample ID (long story) and our wristbands have the CSN as the QR code, we cannot use the QR code. We have set barcode...

mary rickel posted a reply on Re: Struggling with newest generation Nova Stat...

Tuesday, Nov 18, 2025 at 1:37 PM

Said: We are using QML and have experienced armband/barcode scanning issues since May of 2024. We were able to set Novanet to scan the Aztec (QR) code on the armband in addition to the linear barcode and this helped reduce the scanning errors...